Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD. Drop the Kid Gloves “This didn’t happen every time, but it was often enough that I don’t think I’ll ever tell anyone about my diagnosis anymore. There have been times that it was extremely relevant, and I’ve shared it with […]

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD. Don’t Be Hard on Me! “As an adult with ADHD, I will always feel child-like and therefore feel like those in positions of authority (bosses, leaders, parents, elders) expect me to “grow out of” some of my symptoms. I wish

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD. I feel people judge me when they don’t know why I am the way I am. By Renee “I have believed all my life I had some sort of learning disability. Finally, after I turned 60 I began hearing more

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD.   “We Aren’t Bored We Are Overwhelmed “Myth: ADHDers struggle with boredom Truth: Many of us often confuse being bored with being stagnated by the racing of our thoughts. We often say we are bored when what we actually mean is

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to fight ignorance, misinformation, and stigma about adult ADHD. “Why Johnny Never Finishes Things   “When they’re hyper-focused, nobody beats an Adder! ADD, to me, is a memory problem, and the tendency to hyper-focus merely an adaptation. The ADDER knows, at some level, that if they don’t finish the current